Filing device



A. PAULSON.

FILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 4. 19m.

1;02,439. Patented Jan. 3, 1922,

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FILING DEVXQE.

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Specification 01 Letters Patent.

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Application filed July let, 1921. Serial lite. sea ers.

the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accomforming part of this specification.

' y invention relates to improvements in letter files and the object ofmy improvement is to provide a construction of such a character as toafford easy accessibility to the contents of the file when opened andcompactness when closed with provision for locking in said closedposition.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the drawings, inwhich the same reference numeral is applied to the same part throughoutand in which 1 is a perspective view of the letter file with the frontextension portion shown in dotted lines in an open position and Fig. 2is an enlarged detail horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig/f1.

The improved letter file 1 consists of a back 2, sides 3 and 4, a bottom5, a front 6 to which is hinged at 7 an extension 8 and a 10 to the back2.

The flanged cover 9 is provided with lugs (t, adapted to enter a lock11, secured to the extension 8.

The sides 3 and 4 are bent over at the top to form downwardly projectingportions 3 and 4 which thereby provide narrow spaces into which wings 12and 13 of the extension 8 extend and are thus guided when the file isopened or closed. The portions 3* and 4* also serve as shields toprevent the usual indexed sheets A between which the letters to be filedare placed, from interfering with the free movement of the wings 12 and13.

' Means for limiting the extent of the outward movement of the extension8 are rb vided by bending the front edges of the sides 3 and sbackwardly to form ears 14 and the rear edges of the Wings 12 and- 13 ina c0rrespending manner, but forwardly inclined forming ears 15, so thatthese bent edges will engage each other as shown in Fig. 2. When theextension 8 is pulled out had to the contents ofthe. file ad 'Wll pushedin the file is substantially a rectangular shape and more or l comoccupying a comparatively small space The flanged never 9 is adapted tothe sidesB and and the top edge e extension 8 so that when the cover theextension is held firmly in clo tion, the lock being solely to protect ttents. By reason of this construction r be readily seen that theconstructionahove over described readily lends itself for use as a hisfor card indexes, phonograph records, letters or other similar devicesgenerally "opt under some systematic tiling arrangemei'it and while thedeviceis designed particularly for use as a letter file, the same is notneces sarily limited thereto.

.Having thus described I claim as new and desire to secure by Let tersPatent of the United States, perrnissibie modifications being expresslyreserved, is as follows:

'1. A letter file, comprising a receptacle, including a cover, a lowervertical front p tion and an extension hinged to the portion, saidextension having guide win s, guides for said wings formed by thedownwardly projecting said receptacle and means for limitingthe extentof the outward movement of extension comprising hent over portions oreceptacle and the extension substantia. shown and described.

2. A file comprising a recepta cover therefor and a lower, portion,extension hingedly con ecte the front portion, said extension havii 2;"-guide win s, the inner edges of said wings being bent outwardly, thesides of said receptacle being bent on themselves to consti tute guidesfor the wings and maintain the same in non-contacting position with thecontents of the receptacle, the front edges of the respective sidesbeing formed to the outwardly bent edges of the wings to limit theoutward movement of the hinged extension with respect to the frontportion of the receptacle.

PAULSON.

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